Ingredients

Dealing with Lilikoi

Lilikoi, or passion fruit as it’s often called, is amazing. It’s at the heart of Martin Cate’s classic recipe for a Hurricane, it’s amazing when smeared on toast, … you get it.

But it’s a pain. Those seeds…

Smoked Sage Margarita

During a recent trip to Santa Fe, I had the pleasure of visiting the Secreto Lounge, in the historic Hotel St. Francis. The barman is the very interesting Chris Milligan. He’s got a fantastic set of drinks, including the Agave Way (Black Grapes and Green Chili), the Spicy Secreto…

Dealing with Pineapple

Pineapple is another classic ingredient, and nowadays you can get fresh pineapple most anywhere.

To get at it, two ways: fast, if you just want chunks, or almost-as-fast, if you want classic rings.

Dealing with sugar cane

So, a quintessential Hawaii ingredient is sugar cane.

But if you read on the web, it’s hard to juice sugar cane. Many a juicer has died taking that hill.

Here’s how you do it. First, peel the sugar cane like you would a carrot. Use a…